i had a pen stripper for rg6 that worked great for splitting the bbdge outer shell, its gone away :-( a mini romex stripper would be nice to come by
On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 7:05 PM, Ken Hohhof via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > Trying to strip off the outer jacket, I find I have to be careful not to > pull too hard, because the inner jacket is like Stretch Armstrong's arms, > or a piece of tar. > > -----Original Message----- From: Matt Jenkins via Af > Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 5:51 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] BBDGE Grounding Question > > We use the shielded EZ-RF45 ends with this cable all the time. You don't > fold the copper back. Instead you treat it more like putting an end on a > heliax cable. Leave a bit of the inner jacket sticking out and only > expose enough of the copper to go into the shielded end and get crimped > down. We also qualify all ends with a fluke tester. All of our > infrastructure sites for the past couple of years have been built this way. > > This cable is actually very easy to work with once you get the hang of > it. When I get back from wispapalooza I will do a little video showing > how I make the ends. > > Matthew Jenkins > SmarterBroadband > [email protected] > 530.272.4000 > > On 10/11/2014 01:22 PM, Tyler Treat via Af wrote: > >> For all you guys that rock BBDGE at tower sites - >> Are you using shielded ends - Does the copper cladding fit up into the >> connector? Care to attach a picture of what you consider a proper >> connection?? The only time I've messed with this cable, it was a huge PITA >> to get the copper cladding up into the shielded connector. Not sure if >> that was even the proper method.....? >> >> Do you also bond the shield to ground the same way you would LMR cable >> with the ground kit? Similar to this: https://www.tessco.com/ >> products/displayProductInfo.do?sku=445755&WT.mc_id=google_base&sp=true >> >> Thanks >> Tyler >> >> >> > > -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
